Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
European Social Survey ERIC
ESS ERIC HQ, c/o City University London, Northampton Square
London
EC1V 0HB
UK
Contact person: Lorna Ryan
Telephone: +44 2070408387
E-mail: tenders@europeansocialsurvey.org
NUTS: UKI12
Internet address(es)
Main address: www.europeansocialsurvey.org
Address of the buyer profile: http://www.mytenders.org/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA36629
I.2) Joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Other: European Research Infrastructure Consortium
I.5) Main activity
Other: social survey
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
European Social Survey ERIC Impact Study.
II.1.2) Main CPV code
79315000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
This study will assess the impact of the European Social Survey on academia, policy-making and policy-makers, professional practitioners and other groups outside academia from 2001-2016. The study will be focused within each of the current ESS ERIC member and observer countries but should also reflect more generally on the pan-European level.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
350 000.00
EUR
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
79315000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKI12
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The Impact Study will be focused on each of the current ESS ERIC Member and Observer countries. The purpose of the study will be to:
— Identify and study specific academic, policy and practice impacts arising from ESS data in each country;
— Study the mechanisms through which impact has been achieved through the use of data by organisations and individuals in each country;
— Identify the range of organisations/individuals who have made use of the ESS, and the ways in which the data have been used;
— Study the role of Think Tanks, and other intermediaries, as transmission routes through which ESS data may have influenced policy in countries;
— Through comparative activity across countries, identify best practice and lessons for impact generation in research infrastructures like the ESS; and
— Critically reflect upon the methods used to assess and identify research infrastructure impact.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Ability to undertake project
/ Weighting: 16.66
Quality criterion: Project management and/or supervision capacity
/ Weighting: 16.67
Quality criterion: Adherence to timetable and turnaround
/ Weighting: 16.67
Quality criterion: Experience of carrying out similar work, particularly for social science projects (ideally in a cross-national setting)
/ Weighting: 16.67
Quality criterion: Ability of the contractor to ensure delivery of the report as outlined in the specification
/ Weighting: 16.66
Price
/ Weighting:
16.67
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
No
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
Yes
Identification of the project:
Horizon 2020 Grant Agreement 676166 (European Social Survey- Sustainability).
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2016/S 087-153307
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: 16/001
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
04/07/2016
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 5
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 2
Number of tenders received from tenderers from EU Member States: 5
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 5
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Technopolis Ltd
3 Pavilion Buildings
Brighton
BN1 1EE
UK
Telephone: +44 1273204320
NUTS: UKJ21
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot:
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 327 550.00
EUR
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
Only those tenders submitted by email will be accepted.
Email: tenders@europeansocialsurvey.org
(MT Ref: 180869).
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
European Social Survey ERIC
ESS ERIC HQ, c/o City University London, Northampton Square
London
EC1V 0HB
UK
Telephone: +44 2070408387
E-mail: ess@city.ac.uk
Internet address(es)
URL: www.europeansocialsurvey.org
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
28/07/2016